naumachia

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The recreation of a sea battle staged for entertainment. Ancient-Rome
    — BEFORE he went to feed with owls and bats Nebuchadnezzar had an ugly dream, Worse than an Hus'if's when she thinks her cream Made a Naumachia for mice and rats.
  2. The location where such recreated sea battles took place; a building featuring an artificial body of water. Ancient-Rome,historical
    — Our clerical guide did not fail us, but took us to see some ancient architectural remains, water tanks, a naumachia and other ruins of a similar sort.

词形变化

naumachias plural naumachiae plural

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin naumachia, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ναυμαχία (naumakhía). Compare naumachy.
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